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Before rising to Hollywood stardom, John Krasinski made his first stage appearance in a 6th-grade school production of "Annie" as Daddy Warbucks. He next acted in a satirical play written and cast by his pal B.J. Novak when they were high school seniors, not knowing that they would in the future reunite as co-stars on the NBC sitcom "The Office". After graduating from Brown University in 2001, he moved to New York to pursue an acting career. There he worked as a waiter and at the same time also appeared in commercials in addition to landing guest spots on television shows and doing readings of off-Broadway plays.

Krasinski began to earn notice and positive reviews after starring as Jim Halpert on comedy series "The Office". The role earned him Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for four consecutive years (2006 - 2009). He, in fact, won the first two nods. During his time on the series, he also landed guest spots on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Without a Trace", and "Arrested Development".

Tom Cruise may reunite with "Edge of Tomorrow" director Doug Liman in his next movie. The A-list actor and the helmer are reportedly in talks to team up for "Mena", a 1980s drug thriller being developed at Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures.

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt introduced their daughter Hazel three months after her arrival. The star of "The Office" took to Twitter on Tuesday, May 13 to share a photo of his adorable baby girl and show his support to anti-paparazzi photo campaign.

Emily Blunt has given birth to her first child and proud daddy John Krasinski wanted to be the first person to announce the happy news. The couple welcomed baby girl named Hazel on Sunday, February 16.

A baby is on the way for Hollywood couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. A representative for the "Looper" actress confirms to Us Weekly that she is due to give birth in a few months. It will be the first child for the pair who married in Italy three years ago.

New info on "Jurassic Park IV" has hit the web. First off, Movie Web reports that John Krasinski is "up" for a role that is compared to Dennis Quaid's in "Jaws 3D". The husband of actress Emily Blunt is said to be featured "as one of the theme park workers in charge of 'taming' some of the dinosaurs." However, there's no official word from director Colin Trevorrow on the casting rumor.

Roger Allers has got several big names in Hollywood attached to his next project. Deadline learns that Liam Neeson will join forces with Salma Hayek and John Krasinski in "The Prophet", the animated movie inspired by Khalil Gibran's famous book which was first published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf.

Farrah Abraham sold her sex tape she made with professional porn star James Deen to Vivid Entertainment, according to TMZ. The 21-year-old reality star initially said that she wouldn't "settle for anything for less than a couple million," but she then let Vivid buy the video, which would be titled "Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom," for almost $1 million.

After receiving many requests from fans, director Guillermo del Toro finally gives them a chance to watch a special trailer for his upcoming sci-fi "Pacific Rim" that was debuted at WonderCon last month. The promo video offers a slight detail of the plot and new clash scenes between the Jaegers and the Kaijus that are indeed "2.500 tons of awesome" as said in the trailer.

Matt Damon will likely not make his first directing stint in a foreseeable future. The 41-year-old actor has just canceled his planned directorial debut in a drama he co-wrote with John Krasinski. Vulture reported that the actor has pulled back from his commitment to helm the untitled film project due to "script issue."

Two of the best in their own fields are joining forces for a new TV show. Sources say Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger are currently attached to an untitled 1970s rock 'n' roll project which is in development and has got attention from HBO.

Just a few days after releasing "Niggas in Paris" freestyle, Chris Brown quickly follows it up with an accompanying music video. The viral clip shows Breezy putting on a werewolf mask and howling to the camera. He is also goofing around with T-Pain and unleashing his fangs.

A few days away from the premiere of "Once Upon a Time", the first nine minutes of the first episode have been made available for viewing pleasure. It begins with the fairytale where Prince Charming (Joshua Dallas) saves Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) with a kiss. What was supposed to be a happy ending, however, is ruined when the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) interrupts the couple's wedding.

Ashley Greene has officially become the new face of DKNY. On Wednesday, October 19, the fashion label announced that the Alice Cullen of "Twilight Saga" has signed an exclusive one-year agreement to represent DKNY Jeans in its ad campaigns as well as to serve as the brand-ambassador for DKNY.

Justin Bieber has high hope for his upcoming Christmas album "Under the Mistletoe". Already having his fair share of chart-busting records, the "Never Say Never" singer, this time around, wishes the album does not just turn into a chart breaker but also becomes a work that people would remember.

Parents-to-be Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated the upcoming arrival of their twins with a blue and pink baby shower on Sunday, March 6. The R&B star and her husband arrived in style to the event, held at The Conservatory Grill at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, in Carey's black Rolls-Royce.

Movie tough guy Daniel Craig is showing off his feminine side after dressing in drag for a new film supporting women's rights. The "James Bond" star begins the two-minute short as the suave superspy, receiving a lecture from his secret service boss M about gender issues, pay inequality between the sexes, and domestic violence.

Scarlet Johansson has sparked rumors she's heading back to Broadway to romance Jon Hamm and John Krasinski in a new production of "The Philadelphia Story". The three actors all appeared at a recent reading of the play in New York, hosted by Drama Desk Award-winning director Alex Timbers, according to Variety.

Meryl Streep joined in the celebrations at Emily Blunt's recent wedding by teaming up with the bride and groom's mums to sing ABBA songs. Blunt tied the knot with actor John Krasinski in a lavish ceremony earlier this month in the grounds of George Clooney's Lake Como villa in Italy.

July 10, 2010 is shaping up to be America's biggest celebrity wedding day - Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, Carrie Underwood and former MTV VJ LaLa Vazquez will all exchange vows within hours of each other. U.S. magazine Life & Style reports Blunt will become Mrs. Krasinski, Underwood will exchange vows with ice hockey ace Mike Fisher in Georgia and Vazquez will wed her longtime boyfriend, basketball star Carmelo Anthony, on the same day.

While no name has been confirmed to be the lead actor in "The First Avenger: Captain America", another actor has been linked to the role. Deadline Hollywood has just reported that Chris Evans is considered to be the depicter of the superhero as Marvel Studios is still actively looking for the right actor to star in the upcoming film.

On his show after the airing of 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel debuts his latest skit that will follow the legendary "I'm F**king Ben Affleck" and "I'm F**king Matt Damon". Titled "Handsome Men's Club", the new skit presents Jimmy as the president of a club full of good looking celebrities.

More names are linked to the big role in "The First Avenger: Captain America". After Chris Pine was said to have been offered the part, it is "Gossip Girl" actor Chace Crawford and "The Office" star John Krasinski who are rumored being wanted by Marvel Studios to be the superhero, so Deadline Hollywood mentions.

Ashton Kutcher is grateful he can publish details of his private life on Twitter.com - because he's become less attractive to the paparazzi since he joined the social networking website. The actor and his wife Demi Moore are avid followers of the micro-blogging website, with Kutcher becoming the first person to attract over a million Twitter fans in 2009.